Alright, that isn't quite true- I read a couple of articles about Notre Dame, but that was a story that was all over the Net and I clicked onto the newspaper pieces for further information.

I intend to keep up a similar regime once we get home.

The Telegraph may be hard to avoid because we have it delivered to the house and I don't intend to stop doing the crossword- but I've broken the habit of clicking first thing on the Guardian site and then on the Mail site- and can't see a reason for taking it up again.

Reading newspapers is a bad habit- like smoking. You're ingesting a distorted view of the world and it doesn't make you happy.

No it doesn't make you happy. But I find that if I keep in mind the humans and political philosophy of each paper I read, it's like a jigsaw puzzle of one piece fitting where another one won't. I rather like my morning coffee and newspapers though keeping a clear and balanced mind is essential. Consider the source.

All perspectives are distorted. And all media start from the assumption that the things they bang on about- whether it be politics, celebrities, sport or television- are way more important than they actually are.